Putnam Associates Interview Questions (2024) - 4 Entries

Putnam Associates Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (66%)

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Interview Difficulty (85%)

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The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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% Interns - FT Offers (94%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Putnam Associates

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Year

Job Title

Group/Division

Location

Experience

Difficulty

Student / Prospective Monkey

Year 2019

Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey

Group/Division Generalist

Location Boston

Experience

Neutral

Difficulty

Average

Associate Consultant

Year 2018

Job Title Associate Consultant

Group/Division Life Sciences

Location Boston

Experience

Neutral

Difficulty

Average

1st Year Analyst

Year 2018

Job Title 1st Year Analyst

Group/Division Generalist

Location Boston

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Easy

Consultant

Year 2017

Job Title Consultant

Group/Division N/A

Location Boston

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Putnam Associates Examples

Associate Consultant Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston

Interviewed: October 2019

Date Submitted: May 10, 2020

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

1-2 months

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Case interview followed with some behavioral. Quite standard case interviews – market sizing, go to market strategy etc.

Interview Questions

Nothing really unexpected. They asked for original insight which was okay if you've kept up with industry news. Otherwise it seemed like you had to have some knowledge of the specific industry that they represented or else you would have missed a lot of things. Other than that it was not too bad of an interview. Make sure you appear serious about the job and keep a straight face. Some interviewers were very serious and kind of expected you to be as well. Didn't want to appear too much like a friend.

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Associate Consultant Interview - Life Sciences

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston

Interviewed: November 2018

Date Submitted: Jan 21, 2019

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

1-2 months

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

We had dropped off our resumes at a career fair and online. After that, there was an automated process to sign up for on-campus interviews, then on-site interviews.

Interview Questions

There were a lot of case questions about what questions to ask a doctor for x, y, z. For example, this drug is meant to do A and you want to call a doctor to get his opinion on aspects of the drug that contributes to A. What questions will you ask? This completely threw me off base because I hadn't expected this in a case interview.

There were still normal case interview questions, as well as very random cases that tests your thought process completely and doesn't employ structures taught in normal case interview books.

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associate consultant Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Boston

Interviewed: November 2018

Date Submitted: Dec 24, 2018

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Background Check

Interview

Started with OCR which was basic fit plus case interview. Case wasn't too difficult in terms of pharma cases. After that heard a week later that I moved on to final round which was difficult to schedule. Went through final round which consisted of 3 45 minute interviews (two of which were fit and case, 3rd with partner just fit). Everyone was really nice and welcoming. It took a while to get an answer on my final round but heard about 2 weeks later

Interview Questions

Nothing was too difficult. Just expect standard biopharma/med device cases. I guess the most unusual one was how would u value / price a new form of transportation. That was definitely a more interesting question, but besides that case all were pretty straightforward with some math/market sizing but mostly involved case strategy. Fit questions were pretty straightforward behaviorals - tell me about yourself, talk about a time you worked with a difficult individual etc. Might get asked where else are you interviewing etc

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Life Sciences Consultant Interview

Anonymous employee in Boston

Interviewed: August 2017

Date Submitted: Oct 26, 2018

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

Phone Interview

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Applied online, got email for phone interview, which was a few fit questions and a case. Case was easy enough.

Interview Questions

I was asked to describe a situation that I was managed by someone younger or less experienced by me. They expected to see that life sciences consultants, who are usually coming with a PhD, can work under people that graduated straight from college but have worked with the firm for a few years. Also, be prepared to answer questions around what interesting trends are in the life sciences field. Do you follow any news on the biopharmaceutical, medical device, or diagnostic field. A good understanding of the industry is helpful.

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